John Dryzek is Professor of Social Theory

Social

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 and Political Theory in Australian National University

Australian National University

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's Political Science Program in the Research School of Social Sciences

Social sciences

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He was born in Maids Moreton

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, England

England

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. He is well known for his contributions to democratic theory

Democracy

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 and environmental politics

Environmental politics

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; making notable contributions on deliberative democracy

Deliberative democracy

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, green

Green politics

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 political philosophy

Political philosophy

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 and environmental discourses

Discourse analysis

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He is former Head of the Departments of Political Science at the Universities of Oregon and Melbourne and the Social and Political Theory program at ANU. He has been a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia since 1997, and is a former editor of the Australian Journal of Political Science. In 2008 Dryzek was awarded a prestigious Federation Fellowship

Federation Fellowship

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 from the Australian Research Council

Australian Research Council

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He has a B.A. (Honours) in Economics and Politics from the University of Lancaster (1974), an M.Sc. in Politics from the University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

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 (1976) and received a Ph.D. in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, College Park

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in 1980.

Selected published works

Deliberative Democracy and Beyond: Liberals, Critics, Contestations Oxford University Press, 2000 ISBN 978-0199250431

The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses Oxford University Press, 1997 ISBN 978-0199277391

Democracy in Capitalist Times: Ideals, Limits, and Struggles Oxford University Press, 1996 ISBN 978-0195106008